'The Walking Dead' had a massive audience for its return

Jethro Nededog, provided by

Published 8:00 am, Tuesday, October 25, 2016

AMC

"The Walking Dead" marked another all-time high viewership for the zombie series with Sunday's season-seven premiere.

Deadline reports that 17 million total viewers tuned into the return episode, according to Nielsen. That's 16% more than the season-six premiere's 14.6 million viewers and just 2% lower than the show's record high season-five premiere of 17.3 million viewers.

As for the viewers most important to advertisers, adults under 50 years old, "TWD" nabbed 10.7 million viewers. That's up 13% compared to the season-six debut and just 3% lower than the record-breaking season-five opener.

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